Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022

Lot 151

A Chimu marker figure

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £3200

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Description

A Chimu marker figure

Peru, circa 1100 - 1470 AD

standing wearing a head band and loin cloth, both tied at the back, with lozenge shaped eyes and an open mouth, 54cm high, on a base.

Provenance

USA Collection, 1960s.

Sotheby's, (no date) lot 29.

Kenneth Mackay, London, 1 February 2020.

Romy Rey Collection, London.